Groyne

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A groyne (groin in the US) is a method of coastal defense against erosion. Groynes are structures running perpendicular to the shoreline, across a beach into the sea.

Groyne at Mundesley, Norfolk, UK

2 sticks of a groyne

groynes

A groyne at Crescent Beach in Surrey, British Columbia
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